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Read drug prescription
It is very important to know about what medicine is given by the doctor, for what condition, and when it needs to be taken in what dose. This information given by the doctor is called Prescription. The patients should be familiar with the medicine prescription, and the details about the medicine before purchasing it and using it. Some medications need not be prescribed by healthcare practitioners and can be purchased and used without prescription by the patients; these are called over-the-counter medications. Read the drug prescription information of Elequine before taking it.
What is Elequine
Elequine is in a group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. Elequine fights bacteria in the body.Elequine is used to treat bacterial infections of the skin, sinuses, kidneys, bladder, or prostate. Elequine is also used to treat bacterial infections that cause bronchitis or pneumonia, and to treat people who have been exposed to anthrax or plague.
Elequine may also be used for purposes not listed in Elequine guide.
Elequine side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives, or the first sign of a skin rash; rapid heart rate, difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.Elequine may cause swelling or tearing of (rupture) a tendon. Elequine can also have serious effects on your nerves, and may cause permanent nerve damage. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have:
- signs of tendon rupture--sudden pain, swelling, bruising, tenderness, stiffness, movement problems, or a snapping or popping sound in any of your joints (rest the joint until you receive medical care or instructions); or
- nerve symptoms--numbness, tingling, burning pain, or being more sensitive to temperature, light touch, or the sense of your body position.
Stop using Elequine and call your doctor at once if you have:
- headache with chest pain and severe dizziness, fainting, fast or pounding heartbeats;
- nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, tired feeling, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
- muscle weakness or trouble breathing;
- diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
- sudden weakness or ill feeling, fever, chills, sore throat, mouth sores, easy bruising or bleeding;
- depression, confusion, hallucinations, paranoia, tremors, feeling restless or anxious, unusual thoughts or behavior, insomnia, nightmares;
- severe eye redness, small white or yellow patches on the surface of your eye;
- seizure (convulsions); or
- increased pressure inside the skull-- severe headaches, ringing in your ears, dizziness, nausea, vision problems, pain behind your eyes.
Common side effects may include:
- constipation, mild diarrhea;
- mild dizziness; or
- mild headache.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
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Elequine dosing
Usual Adult Dose for Nosocomial Pneumonia:
750 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 7 to 14 daysInitial empiric treatment with broad-spectrum coverage according to the hospital's and/or ICU's antibiogram is recommended if multidrug-resistant organisms are suspected.
Duration: If the causative organism is not Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the duration of treatment should be as short as clinically possible to reduce the risk of superinfections with resistant organisms.
Usual Adult Dose for Pneumonia:
Community-acquired pneumonia:Due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae (including multi-drug resistant S pneumoniae [MDRSP]), Haemophilus influenzae, H parainfluenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, or Mycoplasma pneumoniae: 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 7 to 14 days
Due to S pneumoniae (excluding MDRSP), H influenzae, H parainfluenzae, M pneumoniae, or C pneumoniae: 750 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 5 days
Usual Adult Dose for Sinusitis:
Acute bacterial sinusitis: 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 10 to 14 days or 750 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 5 daysUsual Adult Dose for Bronchitis:
Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis: 500 mg orally or IV once a day for 7 daysUsual Adult Dose for Skin or Soft Tissue Infection:
Uncomplicated: 500 mg orally or IV once a day for 7 to 10 daysComplicated: 750 mg orally or IV once a day for 7 to 14 days
Usual Adult Dose for Prostatitis:
Chronic bacterial prostatitis: 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 28 daysUsual Adult Dose for Urinary Tract Infection:
Complicated:Due to Enterococcus faecalis, Enterobacter cloacae, E coli, K pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, or Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 250 mg orally or IV once a day for 10 days
Due to E coli, K pneumoniae, or P mirabilis: 750 mg orally or IV once a day for 5 days
Uncomplicated: 250 mg orally or IV once a day for 3 days
Usual Adult Dose for Pyelonephritis:
Acute:Due to Escherichia coli: 250 mg orally or IV once a day for 10 days
Due to E coli : 750 mg orally or IV once a day for 5 days
Usual Adult Dose for Cystitis:
250 mg orally or IV once a day for 3 daysUsual Adult Dose for Anthrax Prophylaxis:
Prophylaxis postexposure to inhalational Bacillus anthracis: 500 mg orally or IV once a day for 60 days after exposureUsual Adult Dose for Plague:
For treatment of plague and prophylaxis for plague: 500 mg orally or IV once a day for 10 to 14 daysDrug administration should begin as soon as possible after suspected or confirmed exposure to Yersinia pestis. Higher doses (750 mg orally or IV once a day) can be used for treatment of plague if clinically indicated.
Usual Adult Dose for Plague Prophylaxis:
For treatment of plague (including pneumonic and septicemic plague) and prophylaxis for plague: 500 mg orally or IV once a day for 10 to 14 daysDrug administration should begin as soon as possible after suspected or confirmed exposure to Yersinia pestis. Higher doses (750 mg orally or IV once a day) can be used for treatment of plague if clinically indicated.
Usual Adult Dose for Inhalation Bacillus anthracis:
Mass casualty treatment: 500 mg orally or IV once a day for 60 daysThe Working Group on Civilian Biodefense has suggested that, based on in vitro studies, Elequine could be used for treatment of inhalational anthrax if ciprofloxacin and doxycycline are not available. One or two additional antibiotics with activity against the causative organism (e.g., rifampin, vancomycin, penicillin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, imipenem, clindamycin, or clarithromycin) should be added.
Usual Adult Dose for Tuberculosis -- Active:
(Not approved by FDA)500 to 1000 mg orally or IV once a day
This regimen has been recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and American Thoracic Society.
May be given in combination with at least 3 other active drugs for treatment of multi-drug resistant TB, or when the patient is intolerant of first-line agents. AFB smear and culture should be monitored monthly.
Duration: Treatment for TB should generally continue for 18 to 24 months, or for 12 to 18 months after culture results are negative.
Usual Adult Dose for Nongonococcal Urethritis:
CDC recommendations: 500 mg orally once a day for 7 daysElequine therapy is recommended as an alternative regimen. Single-dose azithromycin is a preferred regimen.
The patient's sexual partner(s) should also be evaluated/treated.
Usual Adult Dose for Chlamydia Infection:
(Not approved by FDA)CDC recommendations: 500 mg orally once a day for 7 days
Elequine therapy is recommended as an alternative regimen. Single-dose azithromycin is a preferred regimen.
The patient's sexual partner(s) should also be evaluated/treated.
Usual Adult Dose for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:
CDC recommendations:Mild to moderately severe acute PID: 500 mg orally once a day for 14 days
Due to high rates of resistance, the CDC does not recommend fluoroquinolones for treatment of gonococcal infections in the United States. As a result, regimens that include a quinolone are not recommended for the treatment of PID. If parenteral cephalosporin therapy is not possible, oral Elequine (with or without oral metronidazole) can be considered if community prevalence and individual risk for gonorrhea are low. Prior to therapy, diagnostic tests for gonorrhea must be performed. If test results are positive for quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and cephalosporin therapy is not possible, single-dose azithromycin should be added to this quinolone-based PID regimen.
If patients do not respond to oral therapy within 72 hours, they should be reevaluated and parenteral therapy should be initiated.
Usual Adult Dose for Epididymitis -- Sexually Transmitted:
(Not approved by FDA)CDC recommendations: 500 mg orally once a day for 10 days
The patient's sexual partner(s) should also be evaluated/treated.
All patients should receive ceftriaxone plus doxycycline for initial (empiric) treatment. Additional therapy can include Elequine if testing determines acute epididymitis is not caused by gonorrhea or if the infection is most likely caused by enteric organisms.
Due to high rates of resistance, the CDC does not recommend fluoroquinolones for treatment of gonococcal infections in the United States. Ceftriaxone is the first-line agent recommended for the treatment of gonococcal infections in the United States. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns should be monitored.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Anthrax Prophylaxis:
Prophylaxis postexposure to inhalational B anthracis:6 months or older:
Less than 50 kg: 8 mg/kg orally or IV every 12 hours for 60 days; not to exceed 250 mg per dose
50 kg or more: 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 60 days
Usual Pediatric Dose for Plague:
For treatment of plague and prophylaxis for plague:6 months or older:
Less than 50 kg: 8 mg/kg orally or IV every 12 hours for 10 to 14 days; not to exceed 250 mg per dose
50 kg or more: 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 10 to 14 days
Drug administration should begin as soon as possible after suspected or confirmed exposure to Yersinia pestis.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Plague Prophylaxis:
For treatment of plague (including pneumonic and septicemic plague) and prophylaxis for plague:6 months or older:
Less than 50 kg: 8 mg/kg orally or IV every 12 hours for 10 to 14 days; not to exceed 250 mg per dose
50 kg or more: 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 10 to 14 days
Drug administration should begin as soon as possible after suspected or confirmed exposure to Yersinia pestis.
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